( I )
Quiet now ,
the day’s storm
has passed ,
and we
and we all ,
are out of harm’s way
for now ,
and that is all
we need for now ,
to be out of harm’s way
now that the day’s storm
has passed
and all is quiet.
( II )
Silent ,
the waters lie undisturbed ,
and they
and they all ,
are gone forever
though their memory abides ,
and that is all
there is to say ,
for now ,
that their memory abides
and they are gone ,
and the waters
lie undisturbed now
and silent.
A beautiful ,elegiac response to terror and horror.